King Charles III’s charity celebrates 50 years of helping young people find work with a gala in NYC

By James Pollard NEW YORK (AP) — Scottish entrepreneur Mike Welch made his fortune as an online tire retailer. But he says he might’ve traded that lucrative career for one in funeral services if not for an intervention during his teenage years from the charity of King Charles III. A dyslexic teenager from a working-class background, Welch struggled with his college entry exams and took a job installing tires after leaving school at age 15. When he lost that gig, he lined up at the Liverpool job center. The job board featured a funeral director’s listing — a “great career,” he’s sure, but “pretty grim” — and an advertisement for a charity event where entrepreneurs could win business grants. Welch took that one and, less than 24 hours later, found…

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